This is a great story and a great moment of self-reflection on your own thinking. Do you subscribe more often to feeding the Evil Wolf or the Good Wolf with your habitual thoughts on a daily basis?

10 ‘typical’ thoughts feeding the Evil Wolf:

“Once I have ______ I will be happy”

“I wonder what he/she thinks of me?”

“I wish I was more like him/her.”

“Nothing seems to be going right for me lately.”

“I just can’t______.”

“If only______, then______.”

“I am better than him/her because______.”

“I just don’t have enough time in the day.”

“Maybe one day I will______.”

“He/she is so annoying because they always______.”

10 ‘typical’ thoughts feeding the Good Wolf:

“I am so lucky to have______.”

“If I were in his/her shoes, how would I be feeling/thinking?”

“I have all the things I need…and then some.”

“If I apply myself, I can______.”

“I just know that good things are coming my way.”

“If I just keep pushing and working hard, I will get through this.”

“Who can I support more today?”

“What’s the story I have created in my head about this?”

“I appreciate how he/she______.”

“What is the lesson I can learn from this?”

If you catch yourself feeding the Evil Wolf, don’t beat yourself up. Everyone falls into this trap from time to time (and often frequently and daily). Where real ‘mental toughness’ arises is by having the awareness of your thoughts and simply making the decision to start feeding the Good Wolf instead. All it takes is changing your perspective of a situation to change which wolf you are feeding.

If want to learn other useful tools to apply to your life on a daily basis to enhance your awareness, confidence and commitment, contact Brett Manning today to set up a local or remote mental training session.

“Greatness is not given…It is earned through a purposefully executed daily grind.”